What are Advantages and disadvantages of statute law?

Answer 1

Advs

- easily accessed by general public (but disadv because not many people actually know what is statute law)

- predictable

- very long scrutiny process

- can be repealed if changes in society/technology require

- made by politicians; who arguably know what the public want best

Disadvs

- not made by judges; people who know the law best

- too rigid; not as flexible as common law

- takes a long time to change; drawn out process

- can be dominated by political agenda of government

- can be rushed through as knee jerk reaction, e.g. Dangerous Dogs Act 2004

- issues relating to separation of powers

- little public knowledge of bills going through parl

Answer 2

Advantages of statute law include consistency and uniformity in legal regulations, legislative democracy through representation, and the ability to address complex societal issues. Disadvantages may include the potential for ambiguity in language leading to misinterpretation, the slow pace of legislative processes, and the risk of laws becoming outdated or irrelevant.

Answer 3

Since for law to become valid it needs to go through a series debates and stages...if it fails at a stage it cannot be implemented as law. Sometimes good laws are rebutted. This complex system makes it hard to actually and successfully implement laws. Too many hurdles to cross. Also the actual debate may take years before they can come to an agreement...this causes stagnation of the law...And law implementation is a lengthy process.

The following applies to countries under a Parliamentary-rule form of government;

Parliament sometimes when making laws are not precise on what the law means and the law does not reflect their intentions. They sometimes do not word the law properly and as a result is open to many interpretations.

Since parliament is the supreme law making body, and it is the courts job to give way to its intention, defective laws have to be followed and the courts cannot depart from the law or it will be in breach of Parliamentary Sovereignty...therefore defective laws produce or result in unfair outcomes.

Answer 4

stautes are written laws passed by a political body like Congress, your state legislature, or your city council.

These kinds of laws have the advantage of being easy to find. They are widely published, and they are usually organized logically by subject matter. Statutory law is more accessible to the public. The disadvantage of it is that it sometimes isn't clear how it should apply to certain kinds of situations, so that's where a judge has to interpret the law before he or she can apply the law.